High Throughput Screening at SSRL   
10/20/2004
 
Stanford Automated Mounting System
Samples, Shipping, Mounting, Storing
    Mean S.D.  
ALL PARTICIPANTS  1] Strongly disagree 2] Disagree 3] Close enough 4] Agree 5] Strongly agree  
Sorting: I would like a system to move good crystals out of screening cassette into longer term storage. 0 0 4 13 12 4.28 0.69  
I would like a container that works with all robot systems. 0 2 3 7 16 4.32 0.93  
I would like an automated way to sort between pucks and cassettes. 1 2 4 12 7 3.85 1.03  
Further automation should be developed to include mounting crystals on pins. 1 3 15 8 0 3.11 0.74  
I would like my data collection and screening log information stored in the excel spreadsheet. 0 0 7 9 13 4.21 0.80  
I am very interested in obtaining automatic scoring of my screening results. 0 1 1 4 20 4.65 0.73  
I am interested in using alternative formats to upload and download my crystal screening information 3 3 16 2 3 2.96 1.04  
I would like automated centering to be optimized to work with different types of sample mounts. 0 0 2 8 16 4.54 0.63  
 
 
USERS 1] Strongly disagree 2] Disagree 3] Close enough 4] Agree 5] Strongly agree  
Sorting: I would like a system to move good crystals out of screening cassette into longer term storage. 0 0 4 8 9 4.24 0.75  
I would like a container that works with all robot systems. 0 2 2 4 13 4.33 0.99  
I would like an automated way to sort between pucks and cassettes. 1 1 3 11 5 3.86 0.99  
Further automation should be developed to include mounting crystals on pins. 1 3 11 6 0 3.05 0.79  
I would like my data collection and screening log information stored in the excel spreadsheet. 0 0 5 8 7 4.10 0.77  
I am very interested in obtaining automatic scoring of my screening results. 0 1 0 4 14 4.63 0.74  
I am interested in using alternative formats to upload and download my crystal screening information 2 2 13 2 1 2.90 0.89  
I would like automated centering to be optimized to work with different types of sample mounts. 0 0 2 3 13 4.61 0.68  
 
LIGHT SOURCE STAFF MEMBERS 1] Strongly disagree 2] Disagree 3] Close enough 4] Agree 5] Strongly agree  
Sorting: I would like a system to move good crystals out of screening cassette into longer term storage. 0 0 0 4 2 4.33 0.47  
I would like a container that works with all robot systems. 0 0 1 2 2 4.20 0.75  
I would like an automated way to sort between pucks and cassettes. 0 1 1 1 1 3.50 1.12  
Further automation should be developed to include mounting crystals on pins. 0 0 3 2 0 3.40 0.49  
I would like my data collection and screening log information stored in the excel spreadsheet. 0 0 2 1 4 4.29 0.88  
I am very interested in obtaining automatic scoring of my screening results. 0 0 1 0 4 4.60 0.80  
I am interested in using alternative formats to upload and download my crystal screening information 0 1 2 0 2 3.60 1.20  
I would like automated centering to be optimized to work with different types of sample mounts. 0 0 0 4 2 4.33 0.47